
Titian’s Nudes are the subject of my new Fibonacci poems.
Perseus and Andromeda Nude in chains on the rocks she’s picture-perfect. Titian’s Andromeda displayed for us mortals, for hungry beasts, and for Perseus who dives seaward dressed-to-kill in pink and gold robes…

Wolfie Caged
How I survived lockdown. I have finally got round to writing a blog now that, wisely or foolishly, the great British lockdown is being eased. Until now, I haven’t quite managed to…

Launching my poetry collection Remembering Blue in my home town of Lewes UK
I read from my latest book, my debut poetry collection Remembering Blue at my local pub, the Elephant & Castle, here in Lewes UK – it was a lovely event with a…
Let’s hear it for our independent book shops and local publications.
My third published book, is a poetry collection, Remembering Blue and, as we enter the new year, I shall be letting you know about scheduled events plants for it, including readings, reviews…

MUSE-PIE PRESS MAKE COLIN BELL THEIR NEW FEATURED POET INTERNATIONAL
I am thrilled to be the new Featured Poet International for American poetry publisher, Muse-Pie Press, producers of the three highly-respected poetry journals: Fibonacci poetry specialist, The Fib Review; short-form poetry publishers,…

Eve (and Adam) keep falling.
There are two poems about Adam and Eve in my new poetry collection, Remembering Blue, this one, Eve, came together as a little film made in my home town of Lewes, UK.…

Kneeling can give you nightmares – I wrote a poem about it.
I went to one of those boarding schools where pupils were expected to pray every day even when the act of praying was, to me at least, a bit of a mystery.…

Poetry and Dance coming together in my ‘virtual’ world.
Last week, as part of the ‘virtual’ exhibition, Remembering Blue, at my ‘virtual’ gallery, Glinka Gallery, I took part in a wonderful event with the ever-inventive ‘virtual’ dance company, The Sway &…

I’m Rediscovering Youtube
A few years ago I started to record myself reading some of my poems but also poetry by greater people than me. I moved away from this idea when I ran into…

My new poetry collection, Remembering Blue, begins with a haiku
My debut poetry collection is called Remembering Blue after a line in the opening poem, Haiku. The poem was my first attempt at writing in this difficult Japanese short-form poetry style. I’m…

I’m reading one of my Remembering Blue poems in the Virtual World.
My poem The Imperial Stamp from my newly published poetry collection Remembering Blue (Ward Wood Publishing). It was filmed three years ago in the virtual world Second Life by my good friend…

My debut poetry collection – Remembering Blue – is published.
This week sees the publication of my debut poetry collection, Remembering Blue by Ward Wood Publishing. The poems were written over a period of ten years (2008 – 2018) and, even though…

I can’t stop writing these Fibonacci poems.
I have three new Fibonacci poems published today in the Fib Review, the specialist poetry journal for this intriguing style based on the Fibonacci number sequence. I’ve been writing them now for…

I return to Ovid for 3 more Fibonacci Poems – published today.
Apollo and Daphne (1744/5) by Giovanni Batista Tiepolo (Louvre, Paris) I have had three new Fibonacci poems published today in the splendid online publication The Fib Review, the world’s leading Fibonacci specialist…